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I would like to apply for Australian citizenship, have lived in Aus for 30 years. I have a minor criminal conviction in nz in 1976 no prison time and a minor charge in Aus no conviction in 2004 . I am… read more

Hi Pearl, if you rent out a house and the tenant has to arrange the supply of a utility(gas/electricity) and fails to settle the debts on the utilities, is the owner of the property responsible for se… read more

Hi, actually my girlfriend was getting frequent text messages from unknown person for last 3 years. The text msges are like kind of abusing words and harrasing. 2 weeks ago she went to police and lodg… read more

What are the rights of a defacto wife when her defacto husband dies leaving no will? Does the money we have invested and earnt together, automatically come to the defacto wife? Both of us are legally … read more

I was recently breath tested and blew 0.024 (below the normal 0.05 limit), due to prior drink driving charges, I have been summoned to court. I do not have a good driving history. Is it possible for t… read more

hello, We are a family in WA and we are looking at hosting an au pair to provide us with some help with house hold activities and baby sitting. Our kids are 5 years old and 1 years old, they are both … read more

My sister in law witnessed the suicide of her de facto. When the ambulance came they went to the hospital. At the hospital the deceased's father told my sister in law to take the commodore and back he… read more

Hi there i have sepertated on the 27 jan this year. my ex wife started a game with me when she left home she called the police and told them that she been under domestic voilance. we have 2 children 3… read more

hi i was just driving up to my house when i stopped at an intersection police were already at it turning right until they saw me coming they waited until i had gone thru then done a u turn and followe… read more

how can I get my have four year old a passport when they have told me that he belongs to no country as my passport has expired . And they wont let you on line as he was born here just like his sister … read more

hello i have been liveing with my partner for 14 months just before we met she had applied for a 457 visa unfortunatly there was a hiccup with agent application and it has gone before a reveiw board m… read more

I am a New Zealander, born and bred for generations. I came to Australia in 2007, and as I have the Special Visa which allows me to work and live in Australia for as long as I like, I foolishly made t… read more

Hi,I am UK born and have Permanent Residency in New Zealand. My Kiwi partner of 5 years has recently moved to live in Australia having just purchased a small cleaning business. As I am not eligable fo… read more

my club, the Carnarvon senior citizens' club inc, has a constitution that precludes any officer of the club from expelling or refusing membership from any senior citizen (provided they are not crimina… read more

Recently i was caught driving under the influence and also charged with reckless driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.17.This is my third offence in 17 years the other charges were DUI.My court c… read more

My father has been had up for assault & unfortunately things have been going down hill from the start. In my eyes the legal aide has done nothing to help him. He was denied bail because the lawyer tho… read more

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